Where does “remit” come from?
Remit comes from Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere, from Latin remitto, from Proto-Italic wremeitō.
remit (English): To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply
Definitions
- To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply
Ancestry of “remit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | remitten | to give up, relinquish (something) |
| 2 | Latin | remitto | to send back, to remit, to throw back; to relax,... |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |